To Walk Beside You
2009, Japanese. Directed by Yuya Ishii.
A 17-year-old country boy named Norio decides his only option is to follow his late parents’ example and commit suicide. After failing even at that, his 34-year-old English teacher Akemi convinces him that he should instead move to Tokyo with her and become a lawyer on her dime. Unfortunately, Akemi doesn’t have quite as much money as she leads Norio to believe, and has to secretly get a job at a karaoke bar under the guise of “going to the salon”. Meanwhile, she continuously prods her somewhat dimwitted student to work harder toward her manufactured goal of him becoming a lawyer. Although Norio is falling in love with Akemi, he’s not all that interested in studying, and matters only get worse when he discovers his benefactor’s secret source of income.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 18 October 2009
- Original title
- 君と歩こう
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yuya Ishii
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To Walk Beside You runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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To Walk Beside You isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 October 2009. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like To Walk Beside You?
If you liked To Walk Beside You, try The Nest, Alex of Venice, The Girl in the Book.
Who directed To Walk Beside You?
To Walk Beside You (2009) was directed by Yuya Ishii and stars Maki Meguro, Ryu Morioka, Ayako Yoshitani.